Llandysul’s story
26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside Llandysul’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlandysulDyfed
A village of 1,321 in Dyfed, Wales.
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Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,321
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£175K
55 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.1
27% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Llandysul a good place to live?
Llandysul has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B+): median sale £175,000, 4 years of area income; rent £718 a month. Its weakest is jobs & income (D−): mean household income £40,627; 3.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Llandysul stand out
The 3 things Llandysul does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Tysul; 8.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
37% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: lower than in 93% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
How Llandysul grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llandysul is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeD−Open →SafetyDOpen →Hazard risk1.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Health8.5% in bad or very bad health, 25% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)COpen →Cost of livingB+Open →Walkability14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAOpen →Outdoors47% live within 400 m of a park; 5.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsC−Open →Civic life3.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 87% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llandysul.
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Llandysul harder than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 21.9 per 1,000 residents a year
For Llandysul, that is above both Dyfed’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (10.7). Violence comes to 48.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 84 crimes inside Llandysul’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 118 reports of anti-social behaviour.
48.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 3% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual45
Other theft9
Damage & arson8
Public order6
Drugs5
Burglary4
Other crime4
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social118
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
48.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
21.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
34.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
84
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
History
More of the land in Llandysul is conservation area than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 15%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Llandysul sits above both Dyfed’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%) on this measure. Homes from before 1919 make up 43% of the total. Llandysul has 26 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
26listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II25
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Tysul Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
197
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Llandysul say their health is good than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 73%
That puts Llandysul below both Dyfed’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). The nearest A&E to Llandysul is Glangwili General Hospital, 12 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
73%good or very good healthCHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 73%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Llandysul | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 23% | 22% |
80.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.9
life expectancy at birth, women
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B+
Fewer households own their home in Llandysul than in Dyfed’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 59%
On this, Llandysul is below both Dyfed’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 22% of households live in social housing.
£175Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llandysul£175K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £296,000 | 22 |
| Semi-detached | £177,000 | 14 |
| Terraced | £125,000 | 19 |
59%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
19%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£718
average private rent a month, Ceredigion council area
£2,411
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Commuters in Llandysul travel far: only 25% go under 5 km, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Llandysul comes below both Dyfed’s towns (41%) and Wales’s towns (41%).
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot11%
Bus3%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 50% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Llandysul are 15 to 24: 9.6%, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
27% of residents are 65 or over, above both Dyfed’s towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (21%). Llandysul has a median age of 49.1. 33% of adults hold a degree.
49.1median age
LlandysulDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Llandysul | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Amguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru and 3 more in and around Llandysul
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llandysul. Best known first.
MuseumAmguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTeifi Valley Railway4.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCapel Eidalwyr4.8 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionDistillfa Dà Mhìle Distillery4.5 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Amguedffa am Blentyndod Gorllewin Cymru: SELF, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llandysul
15pages on Llandysul
The big questions
SafetyD48.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £175K · rent £718 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Llyn Y Fran RoadSchoolsHealthCWork & commuteD−43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−1.6% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Llandysul
3 notable people were born in Llandysul.
Llandysul’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PencaderNewcastle EmlynLlanybydderLampeterNew QuayAberporthLlandysul
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandysul | 1,321 | — | — | B+ | D | C |
| Pencader | 1,061 | 3.5 | — | A | D | C |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1,842 | 6.7 | — | B+ | D | C |
| Llanybydder | 1,182 | 7.1 | — | A− | C− | C |
| Lampeter | 2,505 | 11 | C− | B+ | D− | C |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 11 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Aberporth | 1,075 | 12 | — | C+ | C− | C− |
Pencader, Newcastle Emlyn, Llanybydder, New Quay and Aberporth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llandysul
Is Llandysul safe?
Police recorded 84 crimes inside Llandysul’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 54% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
How many listed buildings are there in Llandysul?
26 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 8.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Llandysul expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £175,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £125,000, semi-detached houses £177,000 and detached houses £296,000.
Does Llandysul flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Llandysul
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Llandysul is a built-up area of 1,321 people, in the Ceredigion council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,321 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion (mostly)
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000269
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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